| At one time, ceramic tile was only for the | | | | wears out and must be discarded. Except |
| wealthy. No more. Today, for the same price | | | | ceramic. Have it painted on tile and |
| as you will pay for manufactured cast resin, | | | | installed for all time.Framed paintings do |
| imitation marble or other polymer, you can | | | | not do well in steamy bathrooms or near |
| have a one-of-a-kind piece of fine art, made | | | | greasy cookstoves, gathering dust and needing |
| by an American artist who is willing to work | | | | cleaning way too often. A tapestry or rug |
| with YOUR ideas and concepts. Suppose you | | | | painted on tile will hang beautifully inlaid |
| love plants and flowers, but the wall over | | | | into any wall. In the hall where people |
| your sink in the kitchen has no window? Tell | | | | always bump paintings is a great idea. Stair |
| the artist your favorites, she will paint | | | | risers that always get scuffed up can be |
| your favorite ferns or perennials, in a | | | | painted in a myriad of design motifs, like |
| basket or within its own little garden. What | | | | southwestern, Mayan or Aztec, any colorful |
| if you moved south and miss your paper birch | | | | design, and fill a dull stairway with |
| trees so badly? A mural over your bathroom | | | | brilliant color.Do you work too many hours to |
| sink of these gorgeous white and black trees, | | | | have pets? A brilliant parrot on the wall in |
| with or without surrounding fall foliage, | | | | the corner of your livingroom, gleaming |
| will guarantee a lifetime of the perfect | | | | feathers shining, will welcome you home, |
| view. No wall space for a mural? How about | | | | making no noise and quietly demanding no food |
| accent tiles placed every foot or so of your | | | | or attention! No other art medium can |
| favorite cooking herbs in an 1800's style, | | | | imitate the iridescence and brilliance of |
| right out of the Farmer's Almanac? Or an | | | | bird feathers like ceramic glaze. A skilled |
| easy-to-clean backsplash behind the kitchen | | | | hand-painter can imitate textures and colored |
| sink of fruits connected by flowering vines | | | | objects from all around the world. Mayan |
| all in a lively color scheme?The best part | | | | stone carvings, Egyptian hieroglyphics, even |
| about tile is you only have to do it once. | | | | cave art paintings all look so real in |
| You choose timeless and tireless motifs and | | | | ceramic. Solid blocks of color in modern |
| place them where you need something durable. | | | | graphic shapes is the other end of the design |
| Side-by-side with gold, ceramic is the most | | | | spectrum. Color makes a very powerful |
| durable substance we know. What else has | | | | statement, as we all know.Please do not feel |
| told us the history of human culture as | | | | compelled to use what the remodelling stores |
| accurately? Nothing the manufacturers have | | | | offer, the dull and unimaginative and very |
| come up with can surpass ceramic tile for | | | | plain tiles they sell in volume. Email a |
| lasting beauty. Nothing.Working with an | | | | hand-painter and she will help you come up |
| artist as opposed to a factory has many | | | | with the only one in the world, a unique |
| benefits. The artist has sentimental | | | | piece of fine art that is yours alone. |
| memories too, and usually does the work she | | | | Timeless and elegant decor is only a few |
| does for other reasons than moving out | | | | weeks away.Dy Witt has over 21 years |
| volumes of product for profit, so she is more | | | | experience in painting with ceramic glaze, a |
| than happy to fill your space with warm homey | | | | difficult and unpredictable medium at best. |
| decoration. We all have a favorite old | | | | Find samples of murals, accents and 3-D wall |
| pattern or print, maybe Grandma's stitching | | | | sculpture in the true ceramic process here on |
| or an old tapestry. Everything eventually | | | | her web site. |